After reports that T in the Park may have to move from Balado due to safety fears, there have been calls made for the festival to relocate to the city.

And more than 2700 people have joined a Facebook campaign to get festival bosses to come to Stirling in 2015.

The site has become a social media sensation, having only been set up on Sunday, with 1500 members joining within nine hours of its creation.

The fight to bring the festival, which attracts up to 250,000 fans over a three-day weekend in June and has featured top acts such as R.E.M., James Brown and The Who over its 20 year history, began after fears were raised over the existing site in Kinross.

Balado has hosted the event since 1997, however the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has persistently objected to the existing site near Kinross because it runs over a pipeline which carries North Sea oil to Grangemouth.

Politicians have proposed to bring T in the Park to Stirling, with SNP councillors Steven Paterson and Jim Thomson proposing a motion for a bid to be made to host the festival at a new events field which is being created near King’s Park.

The motion states: “Council considers that Stirling would be ideally placed to be home to the iconic music festival in future, with its central location and excellent public transport links making it an obvious alternative for T in the Park. Work is already underway in Stirling to create an events ground capable of hosting major events, with the unique and spectacular backdrop of Stirling Castle; combined with nearby grounds, the potential exists for an event of this magnitude to be accommodated successfully.

“Relocating T in the Park to Stirling would enhance the event’s already superb reputation, and ensure it continues as an outstanding event in future. The benefit to Stirling’s local economy of hosting this annual event would be immense.”

However the audacious bid could be doomed to failure, with leader of Perth and Kinross Council Ian Miller stating that his authority would work with DF Concerts to ensure the annual event could continue at its current site, regardless of the pipeline.

And Stirling Council leader Johanna Boyd has said the area, which is half the size of the grounds at Balado, is more likely to be developed as part of a world-class heritage site.